EU LAW Flashcards
EU?
institutional framework comprising of 7 main institutions. Makes supreme laws and is a super rational organisation with 27 member states to pursue peace, common market and political union.
TREATY OF ROME
founding treaty of the EEC and Euration
OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE EU
1) The European Parliament
2) The Council
3) The European Commission
4) The European Council
5) The Court of Justice of the European Union
6) The European Central Bank
7) The Court of Auditors
FUNCTIONS: LEGISLATIVE
participate in ordinary legislative
FUNCTIONS: BUDGETARY
together with the council, adopts the budget of the EU drafted by the commission
FUNCTIONS: SUPERVISORY
Art17(7), it elects the president of commission and inauguration of commission is dependent on approval of parliament
ART 17(8)
it may vote on a motion of censure of commission under (art 234 TFEU)
ART 230 TFEU
it may present questions to commission and commission must reply
ART 233 TFEU
it discusses the annual general report submitted by the commission
COUNCIL OF EU
represents the interests of the member states
made out of the ministers of the member states and its membership changes according to matter under discussion
COUNCIL OF EU: COREPER
Committees of Parliament representatives and deputy permanent representatives
ANTICI/MERTENS
Horizontal working groups of senior civil servants
COMMITTEES/WORKING GROUPS
Policy-specialist civil servants
DEMOCRACY
form of government where citizens of a country have ability to participate in government of that country
ELEMENTS OF DEMOCRACY:INPUT
citizens have ability to take decisions either directly/indirectly
ELEMENTS OF DEMOCRACY:OUTPUT
winning party of election should aim to achieve the goals set up in their political manifesto that are wanted by the people that voted them
ELEMENTS OF DEMOCRACY: SEPARATION OF POWERS
principal powers of state, executive, legislative and judiciary. Should be clearly divided in order to safeguard citizens libraries and prevent tyranny.
ELEMENTS OF DEMOCRACY: RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS THE ELECTORATE
Citizens have the ability to regularly evaluate the government performance through elections
DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT
“insufficient level of democracy” in political institutions/procedures in comparison with a theoretical ideal of a democratic government.
